In News Recently ,The Army has moved its first Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) squadron to Missamari, Assam, in the eastern sector near the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The Air Force raised its first LCH squadron at Jodhpur in October 2022. About Army First Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) It is India’s first indigenously designed and […]
In News The 25th edition of Bengaluru Technology Summit, Karnataka’s annual tech exposition was recently attended by the Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology. He highlighted the potential of India’s Semiconductor and electronics manufacturing industry. Potencial of the Semiconductor and electronics sector in India India has a great scope to emerge as […]
In News Recently, NASA stated that rapid warming due to climate change has severely affected the Arctic, with frozen parts of the Earth receding drastically. About the Study: A study by NASA, “The influence of recent and future climate change on spring Arctic cyclones” looked into the influence of both recent and future climate change […]
In News Recently, the report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) found that in just nine months of 2022, India witnessed some form of natural disaster almost every day. India recorded extreme weather events on 241 of the 273 days between January 1 and September 30, 2022. About the assessment The assessment provides […]
In News Recently, the 8th Norway-India Joint Working Group Maritime meeting was held in Mumbai. Indo-Norway joint effort for GREEN MARITIME Sector. Background : Maritime trade with Norway dates back to 1600. Norway has the technical expertise in Maritime sector and India has huge potential for development of Maritime sector and large pool of trained […]
In News The Supreme Court directed the Centre and the Indian Air Force to consider granting Permanent Commission (PC) to 32 retired women Short Service Commission (SSC) officers based on their suitability with the purpose of giving them pensionary benefits. The court refused to order their reinstatement in service. Background : The court was hearing […]
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 3 1 Govt to SC: Began talks with RBI eight months before demonetisation (Economy) Know about demonetisation ,objectives ,impacts ,criticism and conclusion GS 2 1 Differences on Ukraine but dialogue vital: G20 (International Groupings) What are key features of G20’s Bali Declaration ? […]
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 1 1 War causing immense human suffering: G20 declaration (International Groupings) What are highlights of the G20 Joint declaration? And know about G20 . GS 3 1 At COP27 India and three others oppose ‘carbon border tax’ (Environment) What is a Carbon Border […]
In News The Third Ministerial ‘No Money for Terror’ Conference scheduled to be held next week will further India’s efforts to build understanding and cooperation among nations on this issue. What is Terrorist financing? It involves the solicitation, collection or provision of funds with the intention that they may be used to support terrorist acts […]
In News Recently, five Indian students have been selected for the Rhodes Scholars-Elect for India 2023. Rhodes Scholarship About: It is the world’s oldest graduate fellowship (first awarded in 1902). Based at: the University of Oxford It is a fully funded, full time, postgraduate award. Students from anywhere in the world can apply for a […]